In this episode we go on safari in Africa and meet Polly the Springbok Antelope, Harry the Hippopotamus, Rhiannon the Rhinoceros and we see two of our favourites running around – Debra the Forgetful Zebra and Ryan the Lion. Our KInderzoo Tale this week is about how Gerry the Giraffe got his long neck.

KINDERZOO has its very own rainforest and some of the animals that can be found there are: Poppy the Orangutan, Mike the Proboscis Monkey, Sonny the Sun Bear, Boris the Slow Loris, Colin the Colobus Monkey, Marty the Mandrill. We also find out how Marty the Mandrill got his colourful face.

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Information About Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

The writer of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" was English poet Jane Taylor. The poem was first published in 1866 in "Rhymes for the Nursery" a collection of poems by Jane Taylor and her older sister Ann. The melody of this poem has been taken from the symphony "Number 4 in G Minor, K. 55" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart who composed it in 1788 at the age of 32 years.

The proper name for song is "The Little Star".

In Germany this is a Christmas song, the name is "Morgen Kommt der Weinachtsman" which means "Tomorrow Santa Claus Comes".

Author's name Jane Taylor and the song "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" are both listed in "The Books of Knowledge" also known as "The Children's Encyclopedia".